RACE REPORT 11 JUNE 2023

It was a sparkling clear morning with a magical sunrise. Thankfully, the fickle 5 knot predicted northerly was replaced by a reliable 9-12 knot oscillating westerly. So we were on: King’s Birthday sprints.

We ran a series of seven races of ~15 minutes in length, which featured a Campbell Patton demonstration master class in quick sailing, both upwind and down. But, unperturbed, Geoff Kirk continued his beat-the-youth campaign with a couple of wins. The highlight of the day was a photo finish in the last race, with Steven London pipping Grant Lovelady for a winning margin of less than 10 cm on the line!

Thanks to the on-water crew of Andrew Cox, Geoff Boscoe, Ryan Aldrich and Julian Taylor. And to Paul Adam for the excellent soup!

See you again next week!

Report by Andrew Cox

2023 East Coast Youth Regatta

Last weekend 15 DBSC members attended the 2023 East Coast Youth Regatta held at Georges River Sailing Club. The training and hard work over the last 4 weeks paid off. Congratulations to all our sailors that raced in the relatively light conditions on Botany Bay, and a special call out to Conor Kellett who won the ILCA 6 Division!

Thank you to the DBSC Reach Coaches who have been providing support for our youth in the lead-up, including Paige Caldecoat, Brooke Wilson, Joshua Becker, James Tudball and then at the regatta, expertly guided by coach Dan Costandi who shares his local knowledge of Botany Bay, mentoring the young Double Bay sailors.

ILCA 6
1st Conor Kellett
2nd Quentin Burns
7th Ali Braden
8th James Hayhoe
9th Harriet McLachlan
13th Charlotte Gosling
14th James Gosling

ILCA 4
5th Healy Ryan
7th Ben Costandi
11th Charlie Byford
21st Charlotte Jenkins

Chris Tattersall - Newsletter Editor

All of membership would like to welcome Chris Tattersall to the role of Newsletter Editor for the club, and thank him for stepping forward to the role.

WHAT'S GOING ON - MORE INFORMATION

Double Bay ferry wharf upgrade starts 13-Jun.

The wharf will close temporarily from Tuesday 13 June 2023 for around six months, weather permitting. Ferry passengers will need to use alternative transport during this time.

For more information please read this PDF guide provided by TfNSW HERE, or visit their web site HERE

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Thank you to the members who are sending through information for the newsletter. If you have content for the newsletter, please email it to newsletter@dbsc.com.au by Monday evening.

View all racing results here.
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Make a tax deductible donation to DBSC here.

RACE REPORT 4 JUNE 2023

Sunday’s racing got underway under a slightly threatening sky. It was not as cold as usual which resulted in a certain member of the race committee choosing to remain in a T shirt throughout the day.  Well done Andrew Foote, you are a braver man than I. 

We had a great fleet of around 30 boats again and the 5 to 12 knot SSE to ESE wind was shifty and unpredictable. This played havoc with the fleet at times, particularly at the starts. There were plenty of lead changes upwind, and for the downwind legs, it was all about keeping in the narrow pressure bands that made there way down the course. 

Thanks to Andrew Foote, Ben Byford, David De Costa Enes and Andrew Craker for their assistance on the day. 

For me, the highlight of the day was to see master Geoff Kirk edge out his younger opponents in race 12 of the ILCA 7 fleet.  You’ve still got it Geoff, well done! Results were recorded as follows: 

Winter Championships:
Race 10 - ILCA 4 Benjamin Costandi, ILCA 6 Brooke Wilson, ILCA 7 Zander Bijkerk
Race 11 - ILCA 4 Benjamin Costandi, ILCA6 Brooke Wilson, ILCA 7 Zander Bijkerk
Race 12 - ILCA 4 Olivia Aitken, ILCA 6 Charles Byford, ILCA 7 Geoff Kirk 

Winter Pointscore:
Race 10 - ILCA 4 Benjamin Costandi, ILCA 6 Chris Tattersall, ILCA 7 Conor Roche
Race 11 - ILCA 4 Olivia Aitken, ILCA 6 Scott Finlayson, ILCA 7 Conor Roche
Race 12 - ILCA 4 Olivia Aitken, ILCA 6 James Hayhoe, ILCA 7 Geoff Kirk 

Sign on for Race days or you wont be scored

All racing members are required to sign on with the Sailor App on race days. If you don’t sign on you may be marked DNC or DQS in the results. If you sign on with the wrong sail number, you may be marked DNF.

If you are in any doubt as to how to sign on, please see the Race Officer on race day or contact results@dbsc.com.au
The sign on screen must show your Name, Division and Sail Number - and show as GREEN “Signed ON”
You will find more information on our web page HERE

Double Bay Wharf Upgrade 13 June 2023

The NSW Government is upgrading Double Bay Wharf as part of the Transport Access Program. This is not expected to have an impact on DBSC club racing. However you may see barges with anchor lines in the water in the area to the north of the club, and are advised to keep clear of any workers, barges or anchor lines near the wharf.

Also if you see Blue & White signal flag “Alpha” - you should assume in this case there are Divers working in the water, and avoid taking your sailing boat or motor boat into that area.

The wharf will close temporarily from Tuesday 13 June 2023 for around six months, weather permitting. Ferry travelers will need to use alternative transport during this time.

For more information please read this PDF guide provided by TfNSW HERE
Or visit their web site HERE

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planned changes to the Bay St cul-de-sac

Local Council will coordinate to make changes to the Bay St cul-de-sac during the same time period. If you have any questions about the Bay Street upgrades please visit Woollahra’s web site HERE , or contact Council on 9391 7000.

The general overview is that they will move the turning circle further south as shown in this impression below. We are informed that DBSC will continue to have access through the new pedestrian area to the existing Bay St park gate near the playground (that is used by DBSC and the 18 footers for trailers to enter the park). We are informed that Ambulance access will also continue to be available to the club and to the beach area that is directly east of the 18 footers.

WHAT'S GOING ON - MORE INFORMATION

East Coast Championship Youth Regatta

All members planning to compete in the East Coast Championship Youth Regatta hosted by Georges River Sailing Club on Botany Bay over the June long weekend - Don’t forget to Register!
You can Register and read the details in the Notice of Race posted on the OptiNSW website HERE.

Date: Saturday 10 - Monday 12 June 2023

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Many Hands make light work…

We Are in NEED of a NEWSLETTER EDITOR

DBSC are looking for a member to take on the volunteer role of Newsletter Editor, please contact secretary@dbsc.com.au

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Thank you to the members who are sending through information for the newsletter. If you have content for the newsletter, please email it to newsletter@dbsc.com.au by Monday evening.

View all racing results here.
The club’s calendar can be viewed and subscribed to here.
Make a tax deductible donation to DBSC here.

RACE REPORT 28 MAY 2023

PRO Ian Alexander reports:

Over 30 sailors hit the water for our Winter Series Races 7, 8 & 9 shrouded in a beautiful sunny blue sky. It was a classic champagne Sydney Harbour morning. A brisk 10°C greeted the sailors as they made their way out to the start line with light winds from the West. Excellent course management by Ian Tudball (COTD) , Maxim Djura (CoCOTD) and John Vasey (PRO in training) with oversight by PRO Ian Alexander.

All sailors were extremely well-behaved with clear starts for all races with exception of a few individual OCS sailors who returned promptly, thank you. Very close racing across all fleets with line honors champions recorded as:

Race 7 - Healy Ryan (ILCA 6), Daniel Costandi (ILCA7), Olivia Aitken (ILCA 4)
Race 8 - Sara Bruce (ILCA 6), Zander Bijkerk (ILCA7), Benjamin Costandi (ILCA 4)
Race 9 - Sara Bruce (ILCA 6), Daniel Costandi (ILCA 7), Benjamin Costandi (ILCA 4)

…and Winter Point Score winners:

Race 7 - Chris Tattersall (ILCA 6), Tim Heath (ILCA7), Charlotte Jenkins (ILCA 4)
Race 8 - Chris Tattersall (ILCA 6), Andrew Foote (ILCA7), Charlotte Jenkins (ILCA 4)
Race 9 - Alissandra Braden (ILCA 6), Andrew Foote (ILCA 7), Charlotte Jenkins (ILCA 4)

Check the results pages for individual performances HERE.

Photos mostly from Ian Tudball with some by Ian Alexander and Maxim Djura.

OH WHAT A NIGHT - DBSC ANNUAL GENERAL PARTY

Last Friday about 60 members and guest attended our AGP/AGM at the club, including Life Members: Shirley Roach, Dean Bergman, Andrea Bergman and Julian Van Aalst, with apologies from Life Members that were unable to make it: Jonathan Stone, Paul Adam AM, Mark Bethwaite AM, Peter Collie, Jim Ley, John Vasey and now Richard George.

Reports were presented by the Commodore, Vice Commodore, Treasurer, Learn to Race and Canteen, which formed the minutes of the proceedings. Members present voted in the affirmative on the Committee nominations for the 2023-24 year as follows:

Commodore – Steven London
Vice Commodore/Property – Rod Barnes
Rear Commodore – Pat Levy
Secretary – Tory Epworth
Treasurer – Justin Davey
Canteen Captain – Paul Adam
Social Secretary – Peter Collie
Marketing & Communications – Diana Chen
Roster - Tim Heath

Grants - Yves Stening
Handicapper – Daryl Lawrence
Learn To Race – Martin White
Youth Sailing Coordinator - James Tudball
Laser Rep - Dave Newman
Newsletter Editor – (Vacant)
CTO – Nick Pellow
Safety & Training Officer – David Murphy
Special Projects Coordinator – Mark Crowhurst

We would like to thank Katie McHugh and Kirk Marcolina for their countless contributions, as they step down from the committee this year.

…Then On to the partying

Members were treated to a Smokey BBQ Brisket dinner and a terrific band including James Tudball on drums, which had us partying to the wee small hours. Thank you to Diana Chen for organizing the wonderful feast, (and all who helped with the setup and the pack up) and to Tuddy for the excellent musicians - with special guest appearance by our very own Air Guitarist Martin W esquire! Who worked the crowd, and the band, and assured us that deeds were to be done dirt cheep!
(Photos supplied by the members)